महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-26, verse-9

आसन्नमग्निं तु निदाघकाले गम्भीरकक्षे गहने विसृज्य ।
यथा वृद्धं वायुवशेन शोचेत्क्षेमं मुमुक्षुः शिशिरव्यपाये ॥९॥

9. āsannamagniṁ tu nidāghakāle; gambhīrakakṣe gahane visṛjya ,
yathā vṛddhaṁ vāyuvaśena śoce;tkṣemaṁ mumukṣuḥ śiśiravyapāye.

9. āsannam agnim tu nidāghakāle gambhīrakakṣe gahane visṛjya
yathā vṛddham vāyuvaśena śocet kṣemam mumukṣuḥ śiśiravyapāye

9. Indeed, having released a nearby fire into a deep, dense thicket during the summer season, one would lament as it grows by the power of the wind. Similarly, a person desiring final liberation (mokṣa) seeks welfare and safety at the end of the winter.

Words meanings summery:

• आसन्नम् (āsannam) - nearby, approaching, proximate

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• निदाघकाले (nidāghakāle) - in the summer season

• गम्भीरकक्षे (gambhīrakakṣe) - in a deep thicket, in a deep forest

• गहने (gahane) - in a dense place, in a thicket, in a wilderness

• विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having released, having abandoned, having let loose

• यथा (yathā) - similarly (introducing an analogy) (as, just as, according to)

• वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - (when it has) grown (grown, increased, old)

• वायुवशेन (vāyuvaśena) - by the power of the wind, under the control of the wind

• शोचेत् (śocet) - one would lament, would grieve, should mourn

• क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, safety, prosperity

• मुमुक्षुः (mumukṣuḥ) - one desiring liberation (mokṣa), one desiring freedom

• शिशिरव्यपाये (śiśiravyapāye) - at the end of winter

Words meanings and morphology

आसन्नम् (āsannam) - nearby, approaching, proximate

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsanna

āsanna - near, approaching, imminent, present

past passive participle

Derived from root sad with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

निदाघकाले (nidāghakāle) - in the summer season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nidāghakāla

nidāghakāla - summer season

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidāgha+kāla)

• nidāgha – heat, summer
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)

गम्भीरकक्षे (gambhīrakakṣe) - in a deep thicket, in a deep forest

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gambhīrakakṣa

gambhīrakakṣa - deep thicket, dense forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gambhīra+kakṣa)

• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective (masculine)
• kakṣa – thicket, brushwood, forest region
  noun (masculine)

गहने (gahane) - in a dense place, in a thicket, in a wilderness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gahana

gahana - dense, impenetrable, deep, thicket, wilderness, secret

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having released, having abandoned, having let loose

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root sṛj with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

यथा (yathā) - similarly (introducing an analogy) (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - (when it has) grown (grown, increased, old)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - grown, increased, old, aged, prosperous

past passive participle

Derived from root vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Refers to agnim (fire).

वायुवशेन (vāyuvaśena) - by the power of the wind, under the control of the wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyuvaśa

vāyuvaśa - power of the wind, control of the wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāyu+vaśa)

• vāyu – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – will, power, control, authority
  noun (masculine)

शोचेत् (śocet) - one would lament, would grieve, should mourn

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhilin) of śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, safety, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣema

kṣema - welfare, safety, security, prosperity, peace

मुमुक्षुः (mumukṣuḥ) - one desiring liberation (mokṣa), one desiring freedom

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mumukṣu

mumukṣu - one who desires liberation (mokṣa), one wishing to be free

desiderative noun

Derived from the desiderative stem of root muc 'to free, release'

Root: muc (class 6)

शिशिरव्यपाये (śiśiravyapāye) - at the end of winter

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śiśiravyapāya

śiśiravyapāya - end of winter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiśira+vyapāya)

• śiśira – winter, cold season
  noun (masculine)
• vyapāya – end, termination, disappearance, passing away
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+apa
  Root: i (class 2)